Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 301: Soldiers quickly put down the rebellion (Part )

Far away from Shigatse, you can see the golden dome of Tashilhunpo Temple shining in the sun on Nyima Mountain west of the city. This ancient temple has gone through ups and downs over the past two hundred years, and has conquered countless believers with its majestic momentum, brilliant colors, and sacred and solemn temples. The 16th Fatai Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen (meaning "Buddhist of Good Dharma") was a man with great ambitions. He followed the example of Jokhang Temple, founded the Merangmu Assembly of Tashilhunpo Temple, and also produced a large number of Buddha statues. , built Buddhist halls, built new monk residences, and carried out large-scale expansion of the temple, making this ancient temple more prominent.

The divine monk is seventy-nine years old this year, which is considered an advanced age, but he is still in good health and free from all diseases. Historically, he lived to be ninety-five years old (some say ninety-two years old). The secret of his longevity lies in living a rigorous life and adhering to strict rules and precepts. This is a great monk with perseverance. When he received the bhikkhu ordination, he was given as many as 253 precepts. He abided by them one by one and never violated them. With his fearless courage, this brave monk turned the tide many times and helped the building before it collapsed, making great contributions to the revitalization of Gelug.

At this moment, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen climbed onto the Buddha display platform of Tashilhunpo Monastery and looked far into the distance, with the rushing Brahmaputra River in full view. The terrain here is quite high. Every May, devout monks will hang three large embroidered Buddha statues of the past Buddha (Infinite Light Buddha), the present Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha) and the future Buddha (Jamba Buddha) in this high school. On a sunny wall of more than ten meters. This is how the Buddha Exhibition Platform got its name.

The divine monk's eyes jumped across the river and landed in the woods of Niu'er clan village on the other side. The woods were quiet, quiet and peaceful, nothing unusual could be seen. But he still felt something was wrong, as if some beast was staring at him.

Human intuition is often accurate. Sultan's 14,000 troops are hidden in the woods of Niuer Zongzhai on the other side. At this moment, the emperor's eyes were falling on Tashilhunpo Temple. Like a hungry python trying to swallow its prey.

"Nampo Regye, starting from today, the number of sentries patrolling the river will be doubled," Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen ordered Gegui (the monk in charge of discipline) Nampo Regye.

"Disciple receives the decree," Nanbo Rejie bowed to accept the order.

This decision was undoubtedly timely. When the densely packed bamboo rafts and boats of the Guardsmen crossed the river south, the Gelug sentry immediately noticed it and quickly reported the enemy to Tashilhunpo Monastery.

Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen was shocked because the three cities of Yangsiduo (Gyantse), Lingsibenzhai and Langkazi were still in the hands of the guards. A few days ago, he had just ordered Khenpo (abbot) Dorje Lepa to lead 7,000 elite soldiers of Shigatse He joined forces with the troops of the Sharp faction to attack Yangsiduo. Today, there are only about 10,000 soldiers left near Shigatse.

This temple is not only his base, but also the location of Gelug's camp. He must not lose it. Once it is lost, his morale will be gone. He calmed down and ordered the garrison from Shigatse City to come for reinforcements, vowing to defend this temple.

The guardsmen boarded the shore and advanced slowly in formation, their murderous aura soaring into the sky was suffocating. However, when they reached the edge of the temple, they stopped where they were and did not take the initiative to attack.

"Huh? What do the guards want?" Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen was wondering when he suddenly saw a huge fire burning in the city of Shigatse to the east. Soon a sentinel reported, "Great Master, the Guards have captured Shigatse."

Oops, he fell into the Wei army's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. This Sultan is so cunning!

Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen knew that he had fallen into the trap, and he also understood that the fall of Shigatse City would damage morale, so he simply concentrated his troops on defense inside the temple. Although the combat power of our own army is not as good as that of the Guards, the terrain of Mount Itonima should be able to offset the difference in combat power.

Although Saihan, the commander-in-chief of Lhasa, only brought more than 2,000 soldiers, he brought 20 cannons from Lhasa. Emperor Qianyuan, who was good at conquering and fighting, immediately concentrated the artillery on the east wall of the temple. As soon as the sound of the artillery stopped, the infantry attacked, and the archers and musketeers came close to cover the shooting.

"Boom~boom~boom~" cannonballs were fired at the east wall like a raindrop. After all, it was just a temple, and its sturdiness could not be compared with the city wall. An hour later, several gaps were opened in the east wall.

"Haorui~Haorui~Haorui~" the guards cheered, broke into the gap, climbed onto the temple wall, and vowed to take down the ancient temple. With a yellow gelding, a spear eight feet long, and a handsome face as cold as ice, His Royal Highness Sumur, King of the Liao Kingdom of David, led two thousand herdsmen from the Damu Grassland to charge at the front.

"Suffer death, traitor." Nanbo Rejie, who was resisting desperately, saw his armor and knew that he was a high official. Without saying anything, he rode his horse with an iron Zen staff to kill him. A Mongolian warrior held a gun to block him, but was hit head-on by a heavy Zen staff, which broke his spear. The force did not dissipate, and even the man and his horse were knocked to the ground.

"This monk is so strong!"

Sumur turned the horse's head, pretending to be defeated, and secretly turned the spear. "Hoo~hoo~" A strong wind came, and the enemy was approaching. He used his legs to control the horse, lowered his body to the side, and pushed hard to the side and back with his hands. "Poof", Zhangba's spear stabbed backwards like lightning, piercing Nanbo Rejie's lower abdomen and tearing off his gastrointestinal tract. Poor Buddhist Vajra, he died under this horse spear because of his confusion.

The guards became more and more courageous as they fought, killing the bloody warriors among the rebels one by one. The remaining timid ones began to flee, and the voices of "protectors" gradually became sparse in Tashilhunpo Monastery.

Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen disguised himself as an ordinary monk and tried to escape. But he was so famous that he was quickly recognized and caught in front of Suletan.

Seeing the dignified holy monk dressed like this, Emperor Qianyuan burst out laughing, "Amitabha, are you okay with your visit?"

"Amitabha, time and destiny, the old monk is destined to have this calamity, why do you need to ridicule him?" After the great monk finished speaking, he closed his eyes and resigned himself to fate.

"Haha, before I could recover the memories of Padmasambhava, I had nominally worshiped you as my master. Speaking of which, you are my master. For the sake of past friendship, I will spare your life." Emperor Qianyuan Suddenly I felt kindhearted.

An ant still cherishes his life, let alone a dignified divine monk! After hearing this, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen reopened his eyes, thought for a while, and asked, "What are the conditions?"

"Hahaha, you are worthy of being my master, you know me! Yes, if you want to survive, there are conditions: please write a letter and order the Gelug army that is attacking Yangsiduo to surrender. Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately." Emperor Yuan showed a kind smile.

"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately? I'm afraid that the day I send my troops to remove their armor will be the day when Gelug will perish." Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen smiled sadly, "The old monk is already in his twilight years and it is not a pity to die. Please kill me. Bar".

"Haha, Master doesn't understand me. I have always kept my word. Let's do this. I promised Master that if they lay down their weapons, I will allow Gru to continue to preach the Dharma and only punish Tashilhunpo Monastery for bewitching you and causing rebellion. Khenpo Dorje Lepa alone."

"Amitabha, what does Your Majesty plan to do with me and Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso?"

"Don't worry, I don't dare to kill these two holy monks because they are too famous." Suletan chuckled, "But you will never leave Tashilhunpo Monastery in your life, and Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso will stay here forever. Drepung Monastery."

(End of this chapter)